Privatising a public good

Main author: Kesar, Surbhi
Other authors: Dutt, Devika
Dasgupta, Zico
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Summary: The argument that India cannot afford low fees at institutions of higher education does not square with the massive giveaways to corporates. The commodification of higher education, the real motive of those calling for fee hikes, will destroy all hope of education as a public good.